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Blockchain: Opening doors in the energy sector

Renewable Energy World

Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. In a 2018 article, Deloitte forecasted that blockchain will serve as the ‘underlying backbone’ of the energy sector’s transactional infrastructure. What is blockchain?

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GMO's Annual Green School Series Posts in 2018

Green Market Oracle

Posts in the 2018 Green School Series addressed student activism, climate denial in schools, green school building and sustainability focused courses. Last year the ninth edition of the GMO Green School Series included 15 posts and articles bringing the total to more than 400.

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AEP OnSite Partners signs LOI to develop solar field to power cryptocurrency mining

Renewable Energy World

The company said using renewable energy for cryptocurrency mining has been its goal since beginning the Hennepin project in 2018. Sangha believes that the deal signals a shift in how cryptocurrency miners will be developing their energy resources going forward. This is just the start for us.” ”

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ). John Bello (2018). Willemijn Brouwer (2018). Joseph Gale (2018). Ding Li (2018). Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Why batteries can and should have 'passports' soon

Business Green

Demand for batteries, the report found, is set to increase by 19 times by 2030. In China, for example, original equipment manufacture (OEMs) have been obliged to share EV and battery data on a governmental platform since 2018. Consider the Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative. Innovation is central to this transition.

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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

Beginning in late 2018 and stretching into 2019, she created a global movement, spoke truth to power , and collected more than 10 million followers on social media. More than 8,700 Amazon associates signed an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos demanding the company develop an aggressive climate action plan.

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So, What Exactly Are Virtual Power Plants?

GreenTechMedia

” In practice, a VPP can be made up of multiple units of a single type of asset, such as a battery or a device in a demand response program, or a heterogeneous mix of assets. A key feature of VPPs is that they can aggregate flexible capacity to address peaks in electricity demand. But there are important differences.